According to baglib.com, Egypt is located in the northeast corner of the African continent, bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west. The most recognizable geographic feature of Egypt is its river, the Nile. This river is one of the longest in the world, stretching over 4,000…
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Egypt Government and Political Parties
According to politicsezine.com, Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, Sudan to the south and Israel and the Gaza Strip to the east. To its northeast lies Jordan, and Saudi Arabia is situated directly east of Egypt. The Sinai Peninsula separates Egypt from Israel, with a 12-mile wide…
Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
The elite resort suburb of Sousse Port El Kantaoui begins 8 km north of the city center. PEK has the best hotels with modern thalassotherapy centers, golf courses and equestrian clubs. The port of pleasure craft – the marina – can simultaneously accommodate up to 300 yachts and boats, so life is in full swing…
Africa Overview
Africa is the Sahara’s oceans of sand, the high and snow-capped Kilimanjaro, the impassable jungle and endless savannas. Egypt’s pyramids and temples testify to the fact that the world’s first scriptural culture originated in Africa. Modern, urban life gallops in cosmopolitan Nairobi, while traditional patriarchal and matriarchal cultures still live with nature as their closest…
Zimbabwe Population and Economy
The current situation of Zimbabwe (the new name assumed on April 18, 1980 by Southern Rhodesia) is characterized by a phase of transition from tribalism to a more modern form of socio-economic organization. The country is populated by the two large ethnic groups of the Ndebele (or Matabele) and the Shona (or Mashona), who increasingly…
Population and History of Egypt
Population of Egypt The population growth rate in recent years is 2%. Birth rate 24.89%, mortality – 7.7% (2001). According to Countryaah, the retirement age is 60. Ethnic groups: 99% of the country’s population are considered Arabs. Anthropologically, the Egyptians make up three groups: Egyptians belonging to the Semitic-Hamitic race live in the Nile Valley;…
General Information about Liberia
The official name is the Republic of Liberia. Located in the western part of Africa. The area is 111.4 thousand km2, the population is 3.3 million people. (2002). The official language is English. The capital is Monrovia (1.3 million people, 2000). Public holiday – Independence Day July 26 (since 1847). The monetary unit is the…
General Information about Lesotho
The official name is the Kingdom of Lesotho. Located in southern Africa. The area is 30.35 thousand km2, the population is 2.2 million people. (2002, estimate). The official languages are Sesotho and English. The capital is the city of Maseru (380 thousand people, 2000). Public holiday – Independence Day October 4 (since 1966). The monetary…
General Information about Kenya
The official name is the Republic of Kenya. Located in East Africa. The area is 582.6 thousand km2, the population is 33.08 million people. (2002). The official languages are English and Swahili. The capital is Nairobi (2.5 million people, 2002). Public holiday – Independence Day December 12 (since 1963). The monetary unit is the Kenyan…
General Information about Ivory Coast
General information about Côte d’Ivoire The official name is the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ripublique de Cote d’lvoire, Republic of Cote d’lvoire) (until 1986 Ivory Coast). Located in West Africa. The area is 322.5 thousand km2, the population is 16.8 million people. (2002). The official language is French. The capital is the city of Yamoussoukro…
General Information about Guinea-Bissau
The official name is the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Republica da Guine-Bissau). Located in western Africa. The area is 6.1 thousand km2, the population is 1345 thousand people. (2002, estimate). The official language is Portuguese. The capital is Bissau (280 thousand people, 2000). Public holiday – Independence Day September 24 (since 1973). The monetary unit is…
General Information about Guinea
The official name is the Republic of Guinea (Ripublique de Guinee). Located in West Africa. The area is 245.9 thousand km2, the population is 7.78 million people. (2002). The official language is French. The capital is the city of Conakry (1767.2 thousand people, 2003). Public holiday – Independence Day October 2 (since 1958). The monetary…
General Information about Gambia
The official name is the Republic of The Gambia. Located in western Africa. The area is 11.3 thousand km2, the population is 1.46 million people. (2002). The official language is English. The capital is the city of Banjul (57.8 thousand people, 2001). Public holiday – Independence Day February 18 (since 1965). The monetary unit is…
General Information about Gabon
The official name is the Gabonese Republic (Ripublique Gabonaise). Located in Central Africa. The area is 267.7 thousand km2, the population is 1233.4 thousand people. (2002). The official language is French. The capital is Libreville (661.1 thousand people, 2003). Public holiday – Foundation of the Gabonese Democratic Party (GDP) March 12 (since 1968). The monetary…
General Information about Eritrea
The official name is the State of Eritrea (Hagere Ertra). Located in northeast Africa. The area is 121.3 thousand km2, the population is 4.1 million people. (2003, UN estimate). The constitution adopted as working languages – the language of Tigrinya and Arabic. The capital is Asmara (435 thousand people, 2002). Public holidays – Liberation Day…
General Information about Djibouti
The official name is the Republic of Djibouti (Ripublique de Djibouti). Located in North East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. The area is 23.2 thousand km2, the population is 820.6 thousand people. (2003 estimate). Official languages: French and Arabic. The capital is Djibouti (547.1 thousand people, 2003). Public holiday – Independence Day June 27…
General Information about Democratic Republic of the Congo
The official name is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC. Located in Central Africa. The area is 2345.4 thousand km2, the population is 55.2 million people. (2002). The official language is French. The capital is Kinshasa (7 million people, 2002). Public holiday – Independence Day June 30 (since 1960). The monetary unit is the…
General Information about Comoros
The official name is the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores, Union of Comores) (since December 2001). Located on the Comoros – Ngazidzha (Grand Comore), Ndzuani (Anjouan), Mwa-li (Moheli), etc. – in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean between the island of Madagascar and East Africa. The area is 2236 km2, the population…
General Information about Central African Republic
According to Countryaah, the Central African Republic (CAR) is a state in the very center of the continent, without access to the sea. The country is located on a predominantly flat flat plateau, separate hills – rocky remnants (kagasy) are located in the northeast and southwest. Large rivers flow here, and their full flow, combined…
General Information about Cape Verde
The official name is the Republic of Cape Verde (Republica de Cabo Verde). Located on the archipelago of the Cape Verde Islands. The area is 4033 km2, the population is 408.8 thousand people. (2002, estimate). The official languages are Portuguese and Creole. The capital is the city of Praia (95 thousand people, 2001). Public holiday…
General Information about Cameroon
The official name is the Republic of Cameroon (Ripublique du Cameroun, Republic of Cameroon). Located in Central Africa. The area is 475 thousand km2, the population is 16.1 million people. (2002). The official languages are French and English. The capital is the city of Yaounde (1122.5 thousand people, 2002). Public holiday – Republic Proclamation Day…
General Information about Burundi
The official name is the Republic of Burundi (Ripublique du Burundi, Republic of Burundi). Located in Central Africa. The area is 27.8 thousand km2, the population is 6.8 million people. (2002). The official languages are Kirundi and French. The capital is the city of Bujumbura (300 thousand people, 2002). Public holiday – Independence Day July…
General Information about Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso covers an area of 274.4 thousand km² in the center of West Africa and has no access to the ocean. The main part of the country is located in the savannahs of the Sudanese zone, which in the north passes into the Sahel, adjacent to the Sahara, and in the south – into…
General Information about Benin
The official name is the Republic of Benin (Republique du Benin, Republic of Benin). Located in West Africa, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. The area is 112.6 thousand km2, the population is 6.8 million people. (2002). The official language is French. The capital is the city of Porto-Novo (295 thousand people, 2002),…
Economy and Education of Botswana
Economy of Botswana In the 1970s Botswana’s economic growth rates were among the highest in the world, they reached 24% per year, in 1980-95 they averaged 10.3%. The National Development Plan for 1998-2003 provided for an average annual growth of 4.2%, but it will be higher (8.1% in 2000, 9.2% in 2001). In 2001, GDP…
Landmarks of Libya
Undoubtedly, Libya is, first of all, historical tourism. Despite the large coastal strip, beach holidays and diving are completely unorganized here. Among outdoor activities, the most popular is a jeep safari through the majestic Sahara Desert. According to Itypeusa, the cultural heart of Libya is its capital city of Tripoli. Translated from the local dialect,…
Southern Mozambique
The capital of the country is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean on the site of the former Portuguese fort Marques (Lourenco Marques), from which the fortress walls, old guns, and the courtyard have been preserved. The city has modern hotels and restaurants, numerous historical and cultural attractions, many old colonial Portuguese mansions…
Ethiopia Other Population
Among the non-Abyssinian peoples of Ethiopia the Agau they are perhaps the one that has been most reduced in number and cultural independence since the Abyssinian conquest. However, and indeed for this very reason, the isolation of the surviving nuclei of Agau is proverbial: “Why stop at the door of the others? Agau is for…
Egypt History from Hellenistic to Medieval Age
Hellenistic age. The Persian domination ended with the occupation of Egypt by Alexander the Great (332 BC) who, although hailed as a liberator, did not reconstitute the old Egypt, but founded a new kingdom, characterized by Hellenistic elements, whose protagonists were now Greeks and not Egyptians. THE. it was first governed by Cleomenes of Naucrati, then,…
Ethiopia Dante’s Encyclopedia
East African region that can be identified with the vast plateau extending approximately between 4 ° and 18 ° north latitude, narrow to the North, widening towards S. In ancient times the toponym Ethiopia indicated the country south of Egypt and, in a broad sense, all of Africa south of the Sahara; also in the…